Yvonne Gaines is an EMCC Senior Practitioner in Team Coaching, coaching supervisor, and leadership coach with over 25 years of global experience supporting leaders, teams, and organizations across the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Her career spans both external consultancy and in-house leadership roles, equipping her with a nuanced understanding of organizational dynamics in complex, highly regulated sectors—including finance, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals.

Yvonne brings particular expertise in partnering with cross-functional and matrixed teams in pharmaceutical and life sciences organizations to enhance collaboration, accelerate performance, and navigate change. Her integrated approach draws on Systemic Team Coaching, Whole Brain® Thinking, emotional intelligence, and neuroleadership principles to unlock insight, build psychological safety, and support sustainable culture shifts.

She is a certified HBDI® Master Facilitator, Licensed Human Element® Practitioner, and a Certified Neuroleadership Coach, with a robust toolkit of methodologies, diagnostics, and assessments that inform evidence-based coaching at both the team and individual levels.

Yvonne’s work is rooted in reflective practice and systems thinking. She supports leadership teams in aligning around shared purpose, improving communication, and leading effectively in environments marked by innovation, ambiguity, and global complexity. Her clients span the pharmaceutical, healthcare, finance, government, nonprofit, and tech sectors.

In addition to team coaching, Yvonne provides coaching supervision for coaches and OD professionals seeking to deepen their impact. Based in the Northeastern U.S., she is committed to growing future leaders and is passionate about creating workplaces where people flourish.

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